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Bandung on its way to zero waste

Breathe with caution: Passersby cover their noses as they walk past mountains of garbage at an intermediary dumpsite on Jl. Puter in Bandung, West Java, on Nov. 9, 2005. The garbage had not been collected for months following the collapse of a landfill facility at the Leuwigajah dumpsite in February 2005.

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https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/08/19/bandung-its-way-zero-waste.html

BRICS nations come together for Urban Environmental Management

Sao Paulo [Brazil], Aug 16 (ANI): Acknowledging the importance of urban environmental management for improving quality of life in cities, the Environment Ministers of BRICS countries on Friday agreed to work together to resolve the multifaceted environmental issues faced by BRICS cities.

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https://www.aninews.in/news/world/others/brics-nations-come-together-for-urban-environmental-management20190816193709/

How this Bellandur apartment saves Rs 25,000 a year composting garden waste

Many apartment complexes and layouts in Bengaluru have large gardens with flowering plants and trees. A lot of yellowingdry leaves fall to ground everyday in such gardens, and these are swept away regularly.

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http://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/bengaluru-bellandur-apartment-compost-pits-garden-waste-savings-36448

Cash for trash: Indonesia village banks on waste recycling

BANGUN, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesia’s crackdown on imported foreign waste has upset the village of Bangun, where residents say they earn more money sorting through piles of garbage than growing rice in once-lush paddy fields.

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https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-asia-waste-indonesia-farmers/cash-for-trash-indonesia-village-banks-on-waste-recycling-idUKKCN1V52KM

Reciclado en manos cartoneras: un trabajo que viaja en tren a carga

Desde la ciudad de Tandil, provincia de Buenos Aires, la Cooperativa de Recicladores Urbanos realizó el primer envío de materiales reciclables hacia la Capital Federal tras un acuerdo con la empresa Ferrosur.

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https://notasperiodismopopular.com.ar/2019/08/16/reciclado-en-manos-cartoneras-un-trabajo-que-viaja-en-tren-a-carga/

Strengthening Nationally Determined Contributions to Catalyze Actions That Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants

Actions to reduce these highly potent pollutants help avoid crossing important thresholds, such as a 1.5°C temperature rise above pre-industrial levels, and potential climatic tipping points, which will affect poor and vulnerable communities first and worst.

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https://www.wri.org/publications/reducing-SLCPs

Nestle Waters launches Instagram recycling ‘hotline’

STAMFORD — Fewer than 30 percent of plastic bottles are recycled in the United States. The maker of one of the most-popular bottled-water brands says it has identified one of the main reasons: customer confusion.

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https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/Nestle-Waters-launches-Instagram-recycling-14329019.php